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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040